In July 2020, as Chicago reeled from civil unrest and looting after the murder of George Floyd, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered statues of Columbus removed from their pedestals in Grant and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to remove a statue of George Washington in ... Matter protests in 2020 ignited by the death of George Floyd. This led to City Hall launching an advisory ...

The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists ...

A mayoral committee appointed to pass judgment on Chicago ... statues of Christopher Columbus that were stowed away after rioters attacked them during protests over the killing of George Floyd ...

The march also attracted other outspoken protesters, including Jeremy Saxon, whose Statue ... in Chicago to call for police reform in response to the Minnesota police killing of George Floyd.

In the five years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, Chicago has seen significant policy shifts — but the trauma and unanswered questions still run deep.